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On September 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of revisions to several national standards concerning infant and young children formula....

On September 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of revisions to several national standards concerning infant and young children formula....

On September 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of revisions to several national standards concerning infant and young children formula....

Rice export prices remain unchanged while traders wait for the shipping arrangements to be finalized for contracts under the recent Philippines’ tender.

On November 22, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) notified Japanese ports to hold imports of U.S. romaine lettuce until the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

Rice export prices are fluctuating as new crop rice enter the market.

Poland’s lower Chamber of Parliament (Sejm) approved a draft amendment to the 2006 Feed Act to postpone the Act’s ban on genetically engineered (GE) feeds and GE-derived ingredients....

Ever since Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010, this legislation has continued to disrupt trade and Turkey’s domestic agriculture and food sectors.

The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) continues to oppose agricultural biotechnology and generally advocates for anti-biotech policies within the European Commission (EC).

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) allows permitted import of genetically engineered (GE) products based on the 2009 Law on “Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”) and its pertaining bylaws.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from January 2018.

On October 14, 2017, China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published the final version of its amended Hygienic Standard for Feed GB 13078.